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Some of the happy-talk books may help their readers get through one or two dark nights of the soul. But the wisdom they ladle out is often scattershot, anecdotal, an Oprah sermon in paperback. Few of them are written by psychiatrists or psychologists; few are based on solid research...
...Western Europe alone in 2003, which means €18 billion in turnover for mobile operators. With roughly 60% of Europe's 250 million mobile users able to use SMS, it's little wonder that the medium is being used to market everything from lip balm to balm for the soul. Even the Pope is getting in on the act. The Vatican announced last week that it would offer customers of TIM, Italy's largest mobile phone operator, an SMS prayer, saint or gospel each day - for a mere €.15. For now, the service is only available in Italian...
...punk rock's godfather, born John Mellor, who co-founded the seminal band the Clash, which took punk to adventurous new heights; of a heart attack; in Broomfield, Britain. Unlike fellow punk pioneers the Sex Pistols, whose nihilistic motto was No Future, the Clash, in its Latin-, reggae-and soul-infused songs, including London Calling, White Riot and The Call Up, urged action against social injustice and pretentious poseurs. Though the Clash split up in 1986, Strummer later found new popularity with the band the Mescaleros...
...Jones Monday Night Revue. Host Moe Jones and his seven-piece band are keeping the House of Blues awash in soul and R&B stylings on Monday nights throughout the month. This week, they share the stage with The Matthew Stubbs Band and Racky Thomas. Monday, Jan. 13 at 9 p.m. Tickets $7. The Original House of Blues, 96 Winthrop...
...rapper Common neo-soul, acid jazz or Native Tongues? When you can’t categorize a sound, you can’t limit its possibilities—something Common apparently understands and capitalizes upon in Electric Circus. Last year’s amazing albums from The Roots, Talib Kweli and Cody Chesnutt proved the place of electronica and the electric guitar in the music of this new hip-hop movement. But Common’s new album delivers the exclamation point on an already strong declaration. In “New Wave,” Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab...